The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Monday, paraded 60 suspected bandits.

According to the command, the suspected bandits were arrested for conspiracy, armed robbery, murder and arson, among other crimes, adding that they were responsible for attacks on police stations and the killing of its personnel in the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Garba, stated this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki, saying rifles, a live tortoise, charms, as well as arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

He noted that the hoodlums were also responsible for the destruction of facilities belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state.

Garba stated, “Around 6.30pm on May 23, 2021, we acted on credible information that suspected criminals were meeting at Agubia Ikwo in the residence of one Ebube Ivom, 31, who is their suspected sector commander. The said meeting had in attendance a Cross River State-based native doctor (Ezemuo), who was invited to fortify members of the group with marks on different parts of their bodies, as antidotes to bullets in preparation for the attack on the Onueke Divisional Headquarters and the INEC office, both in the Ezza South Local Government Area of the state by 8.30pm on the same day.

“On the strength of the information, the command swiftly deployed a team of police operatives in collaboration with Neighbourhood Watch personnel of Ikwo; in the process, 39 male suspects, made up of indigenes of Ebonyi State and two non-indigenes from neighbouring Abia State, were arrested and large quantities of charms were recovered from them together with living creatures such as tortoise and hawk.

“Eight of the suspects made useful statements to the police, while one of them, Elom Daniel, 17, took police operatives to their hideout at Agbaja-Izzi community in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state, where the owner of the house escaped, leaving behind his wife and a child. “Upon intensive search of the house/premises, the following items were recovered: one AK-47 rifle with 35 pieces of live ammunition; two AR rifles with eight pieces of live ammunition; eight magazines; two locally-fabricated Improvised Explosive Devices (tested and certified); five machetes; one police belt and some charms.

“Elom Daniel narrated that he specialised in drawing the map of any area planned to be attacked by the group before execution; he admitted that the meeting at their state sector commander’s residence was to attack the Onueke Divisional Police Headquarters, INEC office and the Ebubeagu security outfit on the above mentioned date.

“Daniel further stated that his group was responsible for the attack on the Army checkpoint at Amasiri in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state on March 26, 2021, where two Army officers were killed and their rifles taken away. He also claimed that his group was responsible for the attack on the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, during the #EndSARS protests, where a police inspector and one other were killed and the inspector’s rifle carted away.

“One of the AK-47 rifles recovered, when crossed checked, was found to be the same police rifle that was stolen by hoodlums from the late Inspector at the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, during the #EndSARS protests.

“Daniel further narrated that his gang was also responsible for the attack on the Onueke Police Station on January 8, 2021, which claimed the lives of three policemen, and the attack on the Nigeria Police Force animal branch personnel attached to the agricultural quarantine checkpoint, along Donkey Market, Ezzangbo in the Ohaukwu LGA of the state on March 23, 2021, where two assault rifles were carted away by the hoodlums. The two rifles are among the recovered rifles.”

https://punchng.com/60-paraded-for-attacking-ebonyi-police-stations-inec-office-killing-cops/

They should be treated as repented Boko Haram and enlisted into the Nigerian Army.

Kontinue....

Innocent people arrested and tagged ESN

Umahi ready arrest him papa too join, if he dares speak against his drunken dead master buhari

No be the same 36 people,wey una sey dem arrest While dem go visit native doctor..and ammunitions were displayed..na,u say na 60 persons.arrested for burning and killings.

Nigerian police and parading of innocent suspects be like bubu and mumu...


Imagine oh! Just believe our NPF at your own peril. They've got nothing to offer indeed.

How many of the Fulani herdsmen killing and Maming lives in this zooo have been paraded so far? Just yesterday a zooo police officer shot ten individuals dead in Enugu, what's the news? But on daily basis the same zooo evil forces who can't arrests and bring the Fulani herdmen to book are busy intimidating innocent people in the East.

One day in this zooo yard monkey go go market and him no go fit come back home

They have started parading innocent people again

Fools

Mmmm

90% of them are innocent young men forcefully arrested on the street.

These goons with guns!

Random arrest, that's why they can't show their face so their lies won't be busted

NPF una no get shame at all...afonja media over to you

Fahdiga1:
Innocent people arrested and tagged ESN

Not a single mention of ESN in the news report

Ok

Hmmm... Looking forward to the day I'll see this headline -> 20 Fulani Herdsmen Paraded for Butchering 60 in Benue Community

mczmus:
The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Monday, paraded 60 suspected bandits.


https://punchng.com/60-paraded-for-attacking-ebonyi-police-stations-inec-office-killing-cops/

LAIRS

how is a meetings connect to attacks to police station

why is Nigeria police Quick to arrest

what happens to painstaking Detective work before arrest so the police head will not sound like broken record

Ebonyi people should rest kwanu

kingzjay:
Nigerian police and parading of innocent suspects be like bubu and mumu...


Imagine oh! Just believe our NPF at your own peril. They've got nothing to offer indeed.

What do u av to offer yourself, why should we believe you

Kudos to the Nigerian Police.

Fahdiga1:
Innocent people arrested and tagged ESN

How come all those arrested are usually innocent people?

I commend the useless security operatives if this is the real fools destroying Ala Igbo, but if they're not e no go better for them

Fahdiga1:
Innocent people arrested and tagged ESN

I can confidently tell you that 95% of these people you see there are innocent. I am not just stating this for jokes sake but a fact.

60 Innocent people been paraded for nothing.

More like 60 innocent youths paraded

I hope they have not arrested innocent people and tortured them into false confession. Why are their faces not being shown? Abi they don't want anyone to recognise their innocent brother like they did to that other guy?

Fahdiga1:
Innocent people arrested and tagged ESN

They will later conduct investigation and find out 58 of them are innocent.
Naija!